Definition
Meaning of 'wish'
Meaning of 'wish' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Wish 
[ n.]
- Desire; eager desire; longing. [ n.]- Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation.
- A thing desired; an object of desire.
2. Wish [ v. t.]
- To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker. [ v. t.]- To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward.
- To frame or express desires concerning; to invoke in favor of, or against, any one; to attribute, or cal down, in desire; to invoke; to imprecate.
- To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of.
Meaning of 'wish' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. wish [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
- (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
Example in sentence:
- give him my kind regards;
- my best wishes
Meaning (2):
- a specific feeling of desire
- a specific feeling of desire
Example in sentence:
- he got his wish;
- he was above all wishing and desire
Meaning (3):
- an expression of some desire or inclination
- an expression of some desire or inclination
Example in sentence:
- his crying was an indirect request for attention;
- I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave
Meaning (4):
- the particular preference that you have
- the particular preference that you have
Example in sentence:
- it was his last wish;
- they should respect the wishes of the people
2. wish [ v]
[ v]Meaning (5):
- prefer or wish to do something
- prefer or wish to do something
Example in sentence:
- Do you care to try this dish?;
- Would you like to come along to the movies?
Meaning (6):
- hope for; have a wish
- hope for; have a wish
Example in sentence:
- I wish I could go home now
Meaning (7):
- make or express a wish
- make or express a wish
Example in sentence:
- I wish that Christmas were over
Meaning (8):
- invoke upon
- invoke upon
Example in sentence:
- bid farewell;
- wish you a nice evening
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